DNA analysis and the evolutionary history of the Basque population: A review

Authors
Izagirre, N Alonso, S de la Rua, C
Citation
N. Izagirre et al., DNA analysis and the evolutionary history of the Basque population: A review, J ANTHR RES, 57(3), 2001, pp. 325-344
Citations number
67
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00917710 → ACNP
Volume
57
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
325 - 344
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-7710(200123)57:3<325:DAATEH>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The effort to decode the human genome has resulted in the development of bo th new markers and analytical techniques of great anthropogenetic interest. These have replaced the so-called classical markers (ABO, Rh, etc.) in rec onstructing the evolutionary history of human populations. Here we review c ritically the era of classical markers and report on the main contributions to date of the new DNA polymorphisms in elucidating the evolutionary histo ry of the Basque population.